Marcuson III

William F. (Bill) Marcuson III is president of W.F. Marcuson III & Associates, Inc. He holds degrees in civil engineering from The Citadel, Michigan State University, and North Carolina State University.

He has received five national awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), including the Norman Medal, civil engineering’s oldest honor. In 1995, he was honored by the National Society of Professional Engineers as its Federal Engineer of the Year. His career includes research and leadership positions at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, where he served as director of the Geotechnical Laboratory for nearly 20 years prior to his retirement in 2000.

He is the only engineer to be named Engineer of the Year twice by the Corps, which also recognized him as Civilian of the Year in 1997. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996 for his contributions to the design and analysis of embankment dams. William delivered ASCE’s Karl Terzaghi Lecture in 1999, and was elected National Honor Member of Chi Epsilon in 2014.

He and Margaret have been married for 45 years and have one son, Eric. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting and fishing.